How to break down teams sitting deep?

[graeme_4 34,351]

Bottom line is our attacking third players aren’t as good as the best team’s in the country. 

Only two teams face the challenge of 10 men behind the ball in our league. 

Sad fact is that the Rogic and Ntchams are a cut above anything we have creatively. If we only signed 2 or 3 players of real quality in the next couple of transfer windows, and avoided another gutting of the squad we’d be in a much better place. 

[bluenoz 30,681]

We are missing Jamie Murphy's goal and assists ratio.

[ronniescu 2,965]

3 hours ago, backup said:

Good grief ! football has turned into rocket science, seems many think they are Iain Dowie !

I fell asleep two lines into the OP.

[LaudrupsPatrickBoots 13,510]

2 hours ago, eejay the dj said:

Having someone that can hit a good cross ball with accuracy and  pace will always bring goals 

Not someone who kicks it into an area and hopes for the best 

Or someone who can't get the ball over the first man on a frighteningly high amount of times 

Having better back up strikers would be good

That's the most frustrating thing for me. Failing to beat the first man on the odd occasion is fair enough but for a professional footballer to consistently hit the first man with his crosses, especially from a dead ball, is absolutely criminal.

[siddiqi_drinker 14,635]

4 hours ago, Jeffrey said:

Shooting from further than 18 yards out once every so often might help.

Agreed, do we have anyone capable, that's the problem. 

[hawkeye 1,039]

50 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

We are missing Jamie Murphy's goal and assists ratio.

Indeed, we need more goals from the two wide men hopefully Grezda and Middleton are part of the answer.

[hawkeye 1,039]

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[Moody Blue 9,346]

Far more fluidity required from those playing midfield to front. Midfield three sit next to one another and two wide players continually stay in that position and rarely roam. Candelas rarely beats a man and Kent cuts inside all the time it’s so predictable.

One of those in the middle needs to push on one as a man behind the striker, rotate it if you want but it should never be Coulibaly, hard working but no guile. Needs moved quicker than the too many touches, ponderous shite that seems to plague us. 

[raging blue 1972 894]

simple - boot the ball right into their balls at any giving opportunity - they'll soon start to move lol

[Scottyarf37 963]

A striker that can head a ball!!! 

We have two full backs and two wingers crossing amd crossing amd crossing.

And not one striker that can get in there and head..... been same for years. 

Corners I genuinly though at the start of the season we were superb thats has disapeared. 

Maybe have Kent on them for a few games. 

Kinda sick of saying it.

Striker that can head..... a midfielder  that can shoot.   

[crazy bob swollenbaws 1,861]

1 hour ago, siddiqi_drinker said:

Agreed, do we have anyone capable, that's the problem. 

Training ground

[They Gnu 11,553]

4 hours ago, To Be A Ranger said:

Move and play quick direct passes. And the occasional shot would help as well.

Aberdeen basically played two lines of five across the back, trying to break quickly. When we broke up their attack too often we stroked it around the back four rather than pinging out to the wing straight away, consequently they had time to get back and flood their box. When we press and shift the ball quickly we look a decent side.

[Laudrupsleftfoot 10,775]

5 hours ago, Jeffrey said:

Shooting from further than 18 yards out once every so often might help.

Only if you have players who can do that though, which we don't. Kent and Candeias' shooting is woeful in particular.

[soulboy 2,518]

Play the ball inside the opposition full backs we score goals when we do it but we don't do it nearly enough.

[Amato 3,016]

Creative midfielder who can finish...

[SIRB_72 3,986]

For me, one twos between full backs and wingers who get to the byline and get the ball into the centre of the box with on coming midfielders and a good striker. I feel like we actually did the first part well but as pointed out by other posters the final ball or the options once the ball was at the byline just were not there.

Despite all the negatives from yesterday I didn't find us actually struggling to get past their defence, especially wide. It was just everything else.

[LOL153 No Surrender!!! 1,810]

5 hours ago, ForeverAndEver said:

A winger/full back that can cross, a set piece taker

I'm sure Barisic was good at these when he was fit, was putting some crosses in from deadballs from what I remember.